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| Date: | Saturday 29 March 1958 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 350 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | IF-12 |
| MSN: | 8756 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sylt (GWT/EDXW) |
IF12 c/n 8756 Line-Nr.: T105 Build Nr.: AF98 Build by: Fairey
31/10/57: taken on charge
02/12/57: 9W-22Sqn, Bieset (IS-K)
00/00/58: 7W-8Sqn, Chièvres
00/00/58: 1W-350Sqn, Chièvres
29/03/58: Written off (cat.5) in a flying accidfent. Mid-air collision with Hunter IF40 during a an exercise at Sylt (Germany). Pilot, 1Sgt. Louis Van Mol (of 350 Squadron), missing and presumed killed. After a three day search the rescque mission was called off, in June of that year some wreckage was found in the nets of Belgian fishermen in the North Sea off the German Coast.
29/03/58: Struck of charge (tt: 054:40 hrs)
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+1%3A+IF1+-+IF25
Mannheimer Morgen 31 March 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2012 09:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2012 12:23 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, ] |
| 06-Sep-2013 11:56 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Jan-2020 16:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-May-2025 15:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, ] |
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